“There is a possibility for change because all emotions are fleeting.” — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
“I think what everyone should be doing, before it's too late, is committing themselves to what they really want to do with their lives.” — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
Happiness is a state of inner fulfillment, not the gratification of inexhaustible desires for outward things. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
At each point in our lives, we are at a crossroads. We are the fruit of our past and we are the architects of… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
I don't often get into a bad mood, since it does not help anything and clouds my judgment, but I can certainly see that… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
Happiness can’t be reduced to a few agreeable sensations. Rather, it is a way of being and of experiencing the world—a profound fulfillment that… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
Peace is not weak. Standing up to a tank is harder than dropping a suicide bomb — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
Good and evil exist only in terms of the happiness or suffering they create in ourselves and others — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
Authentic happiness is not linked to an activity, it is a state of being. — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
When you see those in healthcare who don't get this burn-out, they are very motherly, fatherly, or loving and attentive with the patients. [These]… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
Although the optimist may be a little giddy when foreseeing the future, telling himself that it will all work out in the end when… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
When faced with adverse circumstances, if you can do something, do it and there is not need to worry. If you can't do anything,… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
“The only ‘failure’ of quantum theory is its inability to provide a natural framework for our prejudices.”1” — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
The mind is malleable. Our life can be greatly transformed by even a minimal change in how we manage our thoughts and perceive and… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share
